Filling machine



Jan. 8, 1935. A- E SCHNElDl-:R 1,987,580

FILLING MACHINE Filed June 28, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet l mlllllllllillll 4a li 'mlmnlml :@yJ. N ',52

A TTORNE Y.

Jan. 8, 1935.

FILLI Filed June 28, 1952 NG MACHINE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 wo 3a 45 3/ INVENToR.

//ber E Sc//we/aer ATTORNEY.

Jan. s, 1935. 'A E SCHNEIDER 1,987580 FILLING MACHINE Filed June 28, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 37 I n 36 1 1 n nmumml A TTORN E Y.

"15 ings, wherein: will pivot to `and from theiend'of the Valve stem 30 oning position forY filling the containers to the to provide space for operating meohanismnow to 3,0

F40 sa stop bar 4 'connecting the rear legsand onA anfrom itsjsupport; as later described, or toerigage 40 "50 inlet chamber 12 in the base thereof. The fitting rocker armsby 'pinsiil Voperating .in the slots loi l50 *extending- .through an aperture 15f in the :wall 'lheiupper-gendsot.thelinks.areconnectedby u5,5

Patented Jan. 8, 1935 *e l l,

I t 1,987.58@v l FILLING MACHINE A -lbgtfn. 's efhneidergoartei-rake, Iowa, assignee to Baker 'Ice Machine Co. Inc., 'x'iiaha,l Nebr., 1 fa corporation 'of Nebraska f' e Amaai@ 1m28, ms, 'serial No. 619,692 j 12o1aims. (ol. 1226-26) My invention 'relates to lling apparatus and of the tank l'and which is vprovidedwith an outlet '.more particularly 'toan apparatus for filling conport v16 communicatlng with the chamber 1,2 tainers with confection materialV such as d'is- 4through 'an outlet Ichannel 1'7. .The channelj17 v'closed :in theapplication iled byKenneth E. Ha- 'has a `valve seat 18' opening. tjo the outletfpor-t 16 worth, Serial No. 595,3l2,fand has for its principal` for seating a needle valve ;1;9 sl-idable -in Ya bore `object 'to supply the fluid material in `selectively vZilat the inner "end ofthe cylinder. t measured quantities 'to the containers. Formed integrally with the ends et' the v-iittiiig Another important robjectpf the invention is i'sja bearing -braclyzet2-1-` pivotally tnountinga float to provide for 4eiectively starting and stopping 22 for actuating the valve 119 to close flowthrough flowto the Vcontainers without the use of troubletheV valve seat.when the liquid the tank has `l0 --some shut-'01T valves and the like. I 'reached a predetergnnined'level. Y

In accomplishing these objectsl have provided The float includes a leven 23 havingga depend- -improveddetailsof structure, thepreferred form ing ear 24 which Y-pi vot,ally supported'Joy lthe tof which is illustrated intheaccompanying drawbearing bracket 21 to mounttheiloatf-softhat it Fig. 1 is a perspective viewf ,the` lling appa- "with the rise and fall of the liquid in the tank. ratus embodying my invention and showing the The iloat lever 23..)ispreferably prgvidedlwihannozzles in raised position. adjusting screw 25 ladapted to engageythe end *Fig '2 is `a similar view showing the tank and of the valve to close-flow through thet-porttand 20 4nozzles in positionA Vfor starting initial new from whereby the closing o f thevalveniay loe-adjusted 20 vthe tank vto the containers. relative tothe position of the iloat to maintain Fig. -3 is a `central vertical sectional view '1a pre-determined level ci liquid-in thetank. i rthrough the apparatus showing thenozzles in 'Qpening from the iront wall ofmthetank raised position relative to the containers. slightly below the L .verticaleenterithereof is 1a 25 Fig. 4 is a similar sectional'view showing the series .of nipples 26 arrangedhopizontalalign- ,-25 tank 'and nozzles in .position for starting initial nient throughoutthe lenugtl-iofV the -tankand con- 'flow to the containers. ,I i nected to eachjot said `nipplesby a flexiblecollar Fig. 5 is a similar sectional 'view showing the 27gisga nozzleZ having :ajdpwnturned discharge f tank in lowered position'andthe nozzles in syphend 29 spaced from the 'tank a suitable distance `level 'of theliq'uid in the tank regardless of the abe described. Y I

size of the containers.; 'Y j The. operating g-mechansmffmcludes a, A rock fFig, 6 is a vertical sectionalyviewqon the line shaft 30 having its 'ends nrotata ly..niounted in 6 6, Fig. 3, particularly-illustrating the float standards l31 supported on the lease -Sadjacent valve mechanism'ioradmitting liquidto the tank. the front Alegs-2previously described. Fixed on y35 Referring more in detail to the drawings: theV rock shafteadjacent the standards'are rocker ldesignates asubstantially rectangular-shaped arms`32 and 33 hav-ing'ends34-extendingwder Atank slidably 'supported-by corner legs 2 and northe bottom vof, the tank v1 and carryingi 1ers ,mally supportedthereby relativeto a base 3 on 35 adapted to engagesagainst and lift .the ank guiar-shaped corner brackets 5 carried by the latch springs 36 to retainthe lever. armsin `rye-- front legs in horizontal alignment with the bar 4. trative position.l A Y. t M v i.

`rli'suitable cushioning material, as indicated vThe latchspringsBSare secured'to the baises at 6 and 7, isr interposed on .the stop members by screwsv 37 extending through the latch springs for cushioning the tank when Lit is moved to and-into the-baseasillustratedin Figs. y1r `f1.5 seating-relationtherewith Attached to one end The opposite ends ofthe rockerarrns are operof the tank is a iiang'ed tting having a socket ably connected withnthe nozzles 1.218 bylhks 38 9 mounting an L shaped iitting 10 including a vand 39. The links y38 andf39 have slotted lower plug '11 ,screwed into the socket to provide an ends 40 pivotally connected with theend's of the 10 isprovided 'at its' outer end `for connectiont-thelinks, asbest.illustratedlnigsd `1k and 2, with'a exible conduit 13 leading from a source Vte provide a lostvinotion ,connection lbetv'veen the ofgliquidinaterial'supply (not shown). vnozzlesand thelever arms.-forfapurposeelater "Integral'with `the fitting is a cylinder-14. described.

pins 42 with depending ears 43 on the ends of a strap 44 that extends over the series of nozzles and which is secured thereto by a clamp bar 45 extending across the under side of the nozzles and retained in clamped position by screws 46.

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The pin element 41 preferably consists of a screw having a head 47 adapted to bear against the faces yofthe `link atx-the sidesof the slots 48 and 49 and having shanks 50 extending through the slots and threaded into sockets formed in the ends of the rocker arms. V;

shaft 30 and provided With a handle 52 whereby the rock shaft may be. reciprocated ntol-.effect the filling operation, as later described.` I

Mounted on the base 3 in front of the tank and operating mechanism is a rack 53 preferably comprising spaced rails 54 mounted on vertical'l legs 55 having feet 56 attached to the base by.

screws 57.

f The legs 55 are offset at their upper'ends'in order that the inner faces of the rails 54 may align with the lower inner faces of the legs "to support a basket 58. The basket 58 preferably consistsof U' shaped wires 59 connected at their lower ends by'a wire 60 and at their upper ends by a Wire band 61 forming the rim of the basket.

The rails 54 ofthe rack element are preferably -ar'ed as at 62 at the 'receiving end thereof to form a mouth for guiding the basket into the rack. The basket is dimensioned to receive a Vseries of connected envelope containers 63 of water-proof material such as are disclosed in the application abovereferred to.

When assembling the apparatus the float 22 andvalve 19 are adjusted to maintain a level of liquid inthe tank slightly below the top of the containers carried'inl the iilling rack.

Assuming the parts to be constructed and assembled as described with the float mechanism set to maintain fa fixed level of liquid in the tank below the tops of the containers and with a basket of 'containers in the rack, the operation of filling the containers Yis as follows:A f d With theY nozzles retained in elevated position, by the spring latches, the discharge ends thereof are above the liquid level in the' tank and the lever 5l in retracted position, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3.

When the operating lever is drawn forwardly, the rocker arms are moved from engagement with 'j the latches and the nozzlesl are lowered so that the curved ends 29 thereof enter the open ends of the containers. e

In this position the ends of the Anozzles are supported inv fixed lposition below the level of ,liquidin 'the tank due to the fact that the d ends ofthe links 38k and 39 have engaged the base 3, Vas best illustrated in Fig. 4.

Continued forward movement of the lever arm moves the rollers 35 `to engage the bottom of the tank 1 so that thetank is liftedabove its normal position and is guided by the upper ends of the legs to bring the inlet ends of the nozzles above the outlet endsthereof to start gravitational flow of "liquidthrough the nozzles.

e During lifting of the tank by the rocker arms, the opposite ends thereof move inthe slots 48 and 49 until they are stopped by the lower ends thereofA to control the extent of lift of thel tank.

As soon as flow has started from the nozzles,

(e the; lever armv51' is moved retractively toward the tank to lower the tank onits seat, as illustrated in.Fig.5. Y d l -K Flow `then A-continues`- through rthe nozzles by syphonicV action until the level of liquid in the containers equals the level of liquid in the tank whereupon the syphon is broken to interrupt the flow of liquid to the containers.

The'operating lever 51 is then moved to its rstposition to lift the nozzles from the containers and to engage the rollers with the latching members 36, as illustrated-in Figs. l andv 13, causing liquid inthe nozzlesv todrain back into the tank, thereby preventing dripping from the noz- 5l designates a lever arm iixed to the '4 The basket carrying the containers is then re- -moved from the rack and replaced with a basket carrying empty-containers whereup the operating steps are repeatedas'above described.

` It is apparent ,from the foregoing disclosure Y that the level of 4liquid may be varied to correspond with the requirements of containers of different heights by adjustment of the oat valve and that due to syphonie flow the containers :may be. filled from Athe tank without Wastage of the liquid, as there isjno overflowing or splashing of the liq'uid during the llingoperations, because the syphon is broken when the respective levels in the containers are equalized.

VIt is also apparent vthat with the structure illustrated a series of containers, each having different cubical contents, may be filled to the same level during the filling operation. l

While I have described the invention as particularly relating to an apparatus for fllingcontainers' for confections as disclosed in the above mentioned application, it is-obvious'that the'apparatus may be utilized for filling various forms of containers and I do not wish to be limited tothe specific use specied.

What I claim and desirev to secure by Letters Patent is: i:

1. Apparatus of the character described including' a vertically reciprocable' vessel, means for maintaining a substantially constantliquid level in the vessel, a nozzle hingedly connected with the vessel, means for raising and lowering the nozzle including means for reciprocating the vessel, and means yieldingly retaining the discharge' end vof the nozzle above the level of liquid in the vessel when the nozzle is in raised position and the vessel is in lowered position.

2. Apparatus of thecharacter described including a vertically reciprocable vessel, a nozzle hingedly connected with Athe vessel,v and common means for successively reciprocating the vessel and thei discharge end of the nozzle in opposite directions respectively.'

'3. Apparatus'of the character described including a vertically reciprocable vessel, a nozzle hingedly` connectedl with the vessel, and common means operable on the nozzlev and vessel to successively lower'the `nozzle and lift the vessel and Vlevel inthe vessel, .a nozzle hin'gedly:connected:75

lwith the vesseland havng'adownturne'd.- discharge end, common means for successively lowering the nozzle to discharge position, raising the vessel to position for initiating syphonic flow through the nozzle, lowering the vessel to continue said syphonic flow, and raising the nozzle to stop the 110W, and means retaining the discharge end of the nozzle above the liquid level of the vessel when the vessel is in lowered position.

6. Apparatus of the character described including a vertically reciprocable vessel, means for maintaining a substantially constant liquid level in the vessel, a nozzle exibly connected With the vessel, and rocking means common to the vessel and nozzle to successively reciprocate the nozzle and vessel in opposite directions respectively. v

7. In an apparatus of the character described, a support, a tank movable on the support, a rocker arm pivotally associated with the support, a lever arm operably connected with the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a nozzle pivotally associated with the tank, and means operably connecting the nozzle with the rocker arm to move the nozzle to and from dispensing position upon actuation of the lever arm.

8. In an apparatus of the character described, a support, a tank slidable on the support, a rocker arm pivotally associated With the support, a lever arm operably connected with the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a nozzle pivotally associated with the tank, means operably connecting the nozzle With the rocker arm to move the nozzle to and from dispensing position upon actuation of the lever arm, and a latch member associated with the rocker arm for supporting the nozzle when moved from dispensing position. Y

9. In an apparatus of the character1 described, a support, a tank slidable on the support, a rocker arm pivotally associated with the support, a lever arm operably connected with the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a nozzle pivotally associated with the tank, and a link pivotally connected with the nozzle and having pin and slot connection with the rocker arm to move the nozzle to and from dispensing position upon actuation of the lever arm.

10. In an apparatus of the character described, a support, a tank slidable on the support, a rocker arm pivotally associated with the support, a lever arm operably connected With the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a nozzle pivotally associated With the tank, means operably connecting the nozzle with the rocker arm to move the nozzle to and from dis-l pensing position upon actuation of the lever arm, and a rack for supporting a container to be illed in lling relation with the nozzle.

l1. In an apparatus of the characterdescribed, a support, a tank slidable on the support, a rocker arm pivotally associated with the support, a lever arm operably connected with the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a nozzle pivotally associated With the tank, a link pivotally connected with the nozzle and. having pin and slot connection With the rocker arm to move the nozzle to and from dispensing `position upon-actuation of the lever arm, and

a rack for supporting a container to be lled in lling relation with the nozzle.

12. In an apparatus of the character described, a support, a tank slidable on the support, means for maintaining a fixed level of liquid in the tank, r

a`rocker arm pivotally associated With the support, a lever arm operably connected with the rocker arm, a roller on the rocker arm adapted to raise the tank on its support upon actuation of the lever arm, a plurality of spaced nozzles pivotally associated With the tank, and means operably connecting the nozzles with the rocker arm to move the nozzles to and from dispensing position upon actuation of the lever arm.

ALBERT E. SCHNEIDER. 

